Basic informations

Investigator: RNDr. Karel Valeš, Ph.D.
Main recipient: C2P s.r.o.
Co-recipient: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Research period:  1/5/2019 - 31/12/2022
Total budget: 28,199,996 CZK
NIMH budget: 13,822,996 CZK
Supported by: Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic

Annotation

The goal of the project is to developed probiotic functional foods intended for the elderly population able to modify the changes in the composition of the intestinal microbiota typically occurring in the elderly, ie normalization of the physiological axis of the brain-intestinal-intestinal microbiota, which according to current scientific knowledge affects the activity of the nervous system. As a result, cognitive functions will be improved and the quality of life improved.